diff --git a/linera-service/benches/transfers.rs b/linera-service/benches/transfers.rs
index f17e23eed832..c4c500deda78 100644
--- a/linera-service/benches/transfers.rs
+++ b/linera-service/benches/transfers.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
-use futures::{
-    stream::{self, FuturesUnordered},
-    Stream, StreamExt,
-};
+use futures::{stream::FuturesUnordered, Stream, StreamExt};
 use linera_base::{
     data_types::Amount,
     identifiers::{Account, ChainId, Owner},
@@ -20,10 +17,11 @@ fn cross_chain_native_token_transfers(criterion: &mut Criterion) {
     let chain_count = 100;
     let accounts_per_chain = 1;
     let transfers_per_account = 100;
+    let runtime = Runtime::new().expect("Failed to create Tokio runtime");
 
     criterion.bench_function("same_chain_native_token_transfers", |bencher| {
         bencher
-            .to_async(Runtime::new().expect("Failed to create Tokio runtime"))
+            .to_async(&runtime)
             .iter_custom(|iterations| async move {
                 let mut total_time = Duration::ZERO;